Viplove Thakur Explained

Smt. Viplove Thakur
Birth Date:4 October 1943
Birth Place:Dharamshala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Office:Member of Parliament Rajya sabha
Constituency:Himachal Pradesh
Term Start1:2006
Term End1:2012
Constituency1:Himachal Pradesh
Term Start:10 April 2014
Term End:9 April 2020
Successor:Indu Goswami
Party:Indian National Congress
Profession:Social Worker
Spouse:Late Shri Thakur Harnam Singh
Children:2
Office2:Member of Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
Term Start2:1985
Term End2:1990
Term Start3:1993
Term End3:2003
Office4:Minister of State (Independent charge), Indian System of Medicines, Government of HP
Term Start4:1995
Term End4:1998

Viplove Thakur (born 4 October 1943) is an Indian politician. A senior leader of the Indian National Congress party, she has been a member of the Parliament of India. Thakur has represented Himachal Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament since April, 2006. She retired from the Upper House in April, 2020.[1]

Family

She comes from a freedom fighter family of Himachal Pradesh. Her father late Sh. Paras Ram was a freedom fighter from Himachal Pradesh and a leader of the Communist Party of India. Her mother late Smt. Sarla Sharma was also a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress.

Positions held

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Viplove Thakur. 25 October 2016.